1. Patterns in Freshwater Fish Diversity
- Author
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James S. Albert and Peter van der Sleen
- Subjects
biology ,Ecology ,Evolution ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Taxonomic and functional diversity ,biology.organism_classification ,Forest Ecology and Forest Management ,Life history strategies ,River continuum concept ,Biogeography ,Wildlife Ecology and Conservation ,Lacustrine species flocks ,Freshwater fish ,Bosecologie en Bosbeheer ,Flood pulse concept ,Diversity (politics) ,media_common ,Freshwater habitats - Abstract
This chapter provides a brief overview of freshwater fish diversity globally, the factors underlying diversity patterns among and within river basins and phylogenetic groups, and the main threats to this diversity in the Anthropocene. Continental freshwaters represent among the most diverse and species-dense habitats on Earth, with almost 18,000 fish species (>50% of all fish species) compressed into just
- Published
- 2022